Africa Rankings
Population Size
in millions
| Rank | Country | in millions | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  Nigeria | 237.5M |
2 | 2 |  Ethiopia | 135.5M |
3 | 3 |  Egypt | 118.4M |
4 | 4 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 112.8M |
5 | 5 |  Tanzania | 70.5M |
6 | 6 |  South Africa | 64.7M |
7 | 7 |  Kenya | 57.5M |
8 | 8 |  Sudan | 51.7M |
9 | 9 |  Uganda | 51.4M |
10 | 10 |  Algeria | 47.4M |
11 | 11 |  Morocco | 38.4M |
12 | 12 |  Mozambique | 35.6M |
13 | 13 |  Ghana | 35.1M |
14 | 14 |  Madagascar | 32.7M |
15 | 15 |  Ivory Coast | 32.7M |
16 | 16 |  Cameroon | 29.9M |
17 | 17 |  Niger | 27.9M |
18 | 18 |  Mali | 25.2M |
19 | 19 |  Burkina Faso | 24.1M |
20 | 20 |  Malawi | 22.2M |
21 | 21 |  Zambia | 21.9M |
22 | 22 |  Chad | 21.0M |
23 | 23 |  Somalia | 19.7M |
24 | 24 |  Senegal | 18.9M |
25 | 25 |  Zimbabwe | 17.0M |
26 | 26 |  Guinea | 15.1M |
27 | 27 |  Benin | 14.8M |
28 | 28 |  Rwanda | 14.6M |
29 | 29 |  Burundi | 14.4M |
30 | 30 |  Tunisia | 12.3M |
31 | 31 |  Sierra Leone | 8.8M |
32 | 32 |  Togo | 8.6M |
33 | 33 |  Libya | 7.5M |
34 | 34 |  Republic of the Congo | 6.5M |
35 | 35 |  Liberia | 5.7M |
36 | 36 |  Central African Republic | 5.5M |
37 | 37 |  Mauritania | 5.3M |
38 | 38 |  Eritrea | 3.6M |
39 | 39 |  Namibia | 3.1M |
40 | 40 |  Gambia | 2.8M |
41 | 41 |  Gabon | 2.6M |
42 | 42 |  Botswana | 2.6M |
43 | 43 |  Lesotho | 2.4M |
44 | 44 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.2M |
45 | 45 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1.9M |
46 | 47 |  Swaziland | 1.3M |
47 | 46 |  Mauritius | 1.2M |
48 | 48 |  Djibouti | 1.2M |
49 | 49 |  Comoros | 882.8K |
50 | 50 |  Cape Verde | 527.3K |
51 | 51 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 240.3K |
52 | 52 |  Seychelles | 122.7K |